Food Writing Boot Camp - Kathleen Flinn Book Tour October 9, 2012

Led by best-selling food author Kathleen Flinn, this two-hour session will help elevate your food writing to the next level. You'll start with the origins of food writing going back to Apicius and move on to names you may know but not well: Samuel Pepys, Brillat-Savarin, Auguste Escoffier, and Mrs. Beeton. You'll then dive into more modern well-known food writers, including MFK Fisher, James Beard, Elizabeth David, Craig Claiborne, Julia Child, Ruth Reichl and others. What makes their writing endure? What are the tricks of the culinary writing trade? You'll learn fundamental skills that the best food writers employ, from writing with multiple senses to evocative verb choice. Come hungry - snacks will be provided. Leave armed with a great reading guide and an extensive list of writing exercises.